1982Final results
1982 election for Delaware Senate District 8
Delaware State Senate · Delaware
John H. Arnold (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating H. Lewis Walton III (D) by 24.1 points.
John H. ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%6,948
H. Lewis Walton IIIDemocrat
37.6%4,234
Alan R. BurgessLibertarian
0.6%71
11,253 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET